Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-14
A Veterans Criticism.

Permit me through your columns to call attention to serious omission in the ar
 engagements and order of procession for the
 great parade and dedication of the Soldiers
 and Sailors monument about to take place.
 After careful perusal of the order of pro-
 cession published in your issue recently,
 fail to find any provision or place in the line
 for the many battle scared veterans of the
 late war who are not connected with the
 Grand Army of the Republic. While the
 committee have thoughtfully made arrange
 ments for almost everybody else in the State,
 they have failed to recognize as worthy 8
 to, who would gladly do public
 honor to the memory of the brave sons of Connecticut who fell by their side in the fierce charge upon the hotly contested field, or died in their presence amid the horrors of rebel prisons. The failure to provide at least a place in line for the class herein named is clearly an oversight on the part of the committee, and I call attention to the
 fact not on my own account (as live in the
 city and can take care of myselD, but on ac-
 count of the many veterans not in the G. A.
 R. who shall come into the city from sur
 rounding towns to participate in the dedica-
 tory exercises. And I trust it is not too late
 to give them the recognition to which they
 are justly entitled.
 A VETERAN WHO SUFFERED IN LIBBY PRISON.
 New Haven, June 10.
 Corporal Thomas Murley, an honorably discharged soldier of Company B, Ninth CIV, Captain Warmers company, brought his dis charge papers to this office last evening and made feeling and touching appeal for a recognition of the old soldiers not members of the Grand Army and the assignment to them of place in the line. No doubt these claims to recognition will be gladly recog- nized and proper assignment made. About 400 Public school Children. There will be about 700 boys from the public schools in line on foot on Monument day and about an equal number of girls in ' the thirty eight barges that will be in line. A Great Inaux of People. A great influx of visitors is sure to occur Friday. If the weather is favorable, New Haven will probably see the biggest crowd of strangers in town ever known in the his- \ tory of the city. The Canal railroad and all the roads have special rates for the day. There will be an excursion train from Vest l field, Mass, to this city, fare $2 for round \ trip. One big attraction to up country peo- pie is the naval display-Uncle Sam's war \ vessels. The tickets on all the roads running ] into New Haven will be good for the 18th, 17th and 18th.
 In all directions preparations are being made for big day by all supplying ice cream and cooling drinks. Snow, the confectioner, will add large tent in the rear of his store thus further lengthening the premises for the
 ice cream trade; and Eve1rt, the druggist,
 will erect tent and a soda fountain just
 i1a I, cfo of
 streets.
 Features of the Great Celebration. At desire of several some of the features of
 the celebration outside of the parade are re- peated as follows: On the evening of the 16th occurs the reception at the Union armory by the Grand Army posts of New Haven to Gen era1 Fairchild, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and other visit ing comrades, at which Generals Sheridan, Sherman, Schofeld, Terry, Admiral Porter and other guests are expected to be present. Also on Thursday evening band concert will be given on the old Green and 8 grand illumination of East Rock, also by citizens and by naval and other vessels in the harbor, including the Yacht club fleet. June 17th at sunrise the bells of the differ ent churches will be rung and salute of
 thirty-eight guns fired from Indian Head
 
 ring out selection of national and patriotic songs.
 The grand procession starts at 10:45 8. nn. at the signal of the Governors salute of sev- enteen guns over the following route of march: Up Elm to Howe, to Chapel, to Orange, through Orange street to Farnam drive, Farnam drive to the monument on East Rock Park. As the escort appears in sight of the park salute will be fired from Indian Head.
 At sunset the bells will ring and national salute of thirty eight guns fired. At S:30 p. m. brilliant display Of tre- works will take place on the Green. The north Atlantic squadron, comprising three steam vessels-the Galena, 910 tons, eight guns, Commander c. M Chester: Rich mond, 2,O00 tons, fourteen guns, Captain
 Robert Booyd5 Yantic, 40 tons, four guns, Commander F. M. Green-wil be in the harbor decorated with flags in regular naval style and fire salutes during the day. JOttings.
 A second invitation was sent yesterday to Colonel Birge, it being learned that he was expected at the Gedney House, New York. The first invitation failed to reach him. Col.
 Birge commanded the 18th C. ", which regi- ment was in quarters for several weeks be- fore going to the front, at the Durham & Booth, now Durham & Wooster carriage shop in this city. S
 General Terry. r General Terry arrives here to-day, and will
 beereceived by the Grays, active and veter-
 ans, and escorted to the New Haven House.
 General Terry's fame rebounds to the honor
 of our city and State. His early connection